* {{Defictionalization}}: [[ShockAndAwe Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle]].* EthnicScrappy: [[UncleTomfoolery Eradicate Sampson]] - the, er, "eccentric colored man".* MemeticMutation: The "Tom Swifties," mentioned in the main page, are now the most memorable thing from the series. [[BeamMeUpScotty Even if they didn't actually appear like that in the originals]].* ValuesDissonance: The [[RaceTropes race relations]] in the 1950s books are fairly cringe-worthy now. ThomasPynchon called this out in his 1964 short story "The Secret Integration".** Also, in the original pre-{{WW2}} stories, the [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms raygun]]-powered ImprobableAimingSkills and ATeamFiring of the later stories were averted as both sides regularly racked up an impressive body count with rather nonchalantly employed machine guns and artillery.----!!The ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' presentation of ''[[http://keithpalmer.ca/mst3k/favourites/tom-swifts-war-tank.txt Tom Swift's War Tank]]'':* CanonSue: Tom Swift.* CrowningMomentOfFunny:-->''The lad observed that the stranger was clean shaven, except for a small moustache which curled up at the ends slightly.''-->'''Joel''': [Gasp!]-->'''Servo''': A GERMAN!-->'''Crow''': KILL IT BEFORE IT BREEDS!* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[EthnicScrappy Eradicate]] may be a walking, talking [[UnfortunateImplications ethnic]] [[UncleTomfoolery slur]], but he is the only one to successfully deceive and capture a German spy unaided - with nothing but a shed, a donkey and promises of sauerkraut. Tom and Crow are inspired to create their own German spy trap, [[MST3KMantra which somehow works despite being on a satellite]].* WhatAnIdiot: [[OverlyLongGag Ned]].----